Henry Ernest Cooper, Sr.
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Republic of Hawaii Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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In office November 6, 1895 – March 29, 1899 |
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| President | Sanford B. Dole |
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August 28, 1857 New Albany, Indiana |
| Died | May 15, 1929 (aged 71) Long Beach, California |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ellen Porter |
| Children | 7 |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge, politician |
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Henry Ernest Cooper (August 28, 1857 – May 15, 1929) was an American lawyer who moved to the Kingdom of Hawaii and became prominent in Hawaiian politics in the 1890s. He formally deposed Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii in 1893, held various offices in the ensuing Provisional Government of Hawaii and Republic of Hawaii governments, and was the first United States Territory of Hawaii Attorney General, 1899–1900.
Cooper was born August 28, 1857 in New Albany, Indiana, to Harriet Augusta Cooper and William Giles Cooper, a lawyer from England. He was educated in public schools in Boston and received the LLB degree from the Boston University School of Law in 1878. He was admitted to the bar in Suffolk County, Massachusetts and practiced law there.
Cooper married Mary Ellen Porter October 2, 1883 in San Diego, California. In 1884 he named his estate Bonita Ranch, and the name was applied to the post office of Bonita, California. There the Coopers had five children: Alfred Dykes Cooper (born 6/8/1886), Henry Ernest Cooper, Jr. (born July, 1887) Wallace McKay Cooper (August 1888 – April 1, 1966), Theodore Augustus Cooper (born October 28, 1889) and Alice Cooper (December 9, 1890 – 1978). He worked as an attorney for the California Southern Railroad, including arguing several cases in the Supreme Court of California.
Cooper then moved with his family to the Hawaiian Islands in 1890. In Hawaii the Coopers had three more children: Ysabel Cooper, and twin Irene, (born February 19, 1894), and Francis Judd Cooper (born April 6, 1895). They settled in the Mānoa Valley near Honolulu where Cooper Road is named for him at 21°18′39″N 157°48′55″W / 21.31083°N 157.81528°W.
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